-ist
one who performs an action; believer
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antagonist
Your antagonist is an opponent in a competition or battle.
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protagonist
A protagonist is the main character in a play, novel, or real event such as a battle or struggle.
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sophistry
Sophistry is the clever use of arguments that seem correct but are in fact unsound and misleading, used with the intent to deceive people.
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nonconformist
A nonconformist is unwilling to believe in the same things other people do or act in a fashion that society sets as a standard.
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misogynist
A misogynist is someone who hates women or is highly critical about the female gender.
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optimist
An optimist constantly looks at the bright side of problems or difficult situations.
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sophist
A sophist uses clever reasoning techniques to make their arguments seem plausible; nevertheless, their verbiage is used first and foremost to trick others into thinking their arguments are sound or reasonable.
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Buddhist
a member of a religion that focuses on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
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alchemist
one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
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anarchist
an advocate of anarchism
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atheist
related to or characterized by or given to atheism
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chauvinist
a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
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columnist
a journalist who writes editorials
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hedonist
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
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humanist
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
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impressionist
relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
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narcissist
someone in love with themselves
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pacifist
opposed to war
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philologist
a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
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racist
based on racial intolerance
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receptionist
a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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seismologist
a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth
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sexist
discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
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therapist
a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
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tourist
someone who travels for pleasure
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